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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A federal judge has ruled that the City of Springfield and its police officers can be held liable for officers' alleged misconduct during a local 2020 George Floyd protest. The lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges the city and police violated protesters' free speech and protection...

A week ago, hundreds of Lane County residents convened on the Eugene Federal Building to memorialize Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis hospital nurse killed by federal agents last month while protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in his community. Friday, hundreds more closed businesses, walked out...

The city of Eugene’s largest source of climate-warming emissions isn’t a factory or power plant. It’s the methane gas boilers on the University of Oregon campus. And after a new surprise agreement with our public electric utility, Eugene Water & Electric Board, this pollution could get even worse.

The City of Springfield invites passionate and civic-minded community members to apply for open positions on several boards, committees, and commissions. This is a valuable opportunity to help shape public policy, guide city initiatives, and ensure that community perspectives are well represented in decision-making....

EUGENE, Ore. - Two suspects were arrested early on Sunday in connection with a reported trespassing incident near Highway 99 north of Eugene, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said deputies responded at 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 to a report of trespassing on a large business...

Two top administrators at Springfield Public Schools have declared their intent to sue the district and three members of the school board. In a letter sent Dec. 16 to the district, an attorney representing Superintendent Todd Hamilton and Assistant Superintendent David Collins said the leaders’ claims against the...

SWEET HOME, Ore. — The Sweet Home Police Department has arrested a man following a homicide investigation. Around 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, Sweet Home PD received a 911 call of a physical disturbance near the Foster Elementary School building. The initial report indicated that one of the...

VIDA, Ore. - Authorities in Lane County are actively searching for a suspect involved in the early Saturday afternoon assault of an elderly driver following a vehicle dispute, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said that deputies from the Lane County Sheriff's Office responded to the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A road rage incident on Monday ended with the arrest of a Springfield man, according to the Springfield Police Department. SPD officials said that 21-year-old Joseph Alford allegedly threatened two co-workers with a handgun on Pioneer Parkway East. The co-workers noticed Alford using his phone...

On Jan. 25, another University of Oregon student was killed on a bike by a driver going too fast on a poorly designed street. The death of Erick Munene Njue, a student living at university family housing at Patterson Street and 22nd Avenue, follows the death a few months ago of Elizabeth Cardenas Figueroa, who was...